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Questions You've Asked Me

October 15, 2018

As a reader said to me this morning about my previous post, Venus retrograde makes reasons for all of us to be nicer to those we love, and while I'd agree with that, I think that many people have bad manners and suffer from bad behavior in general, so I think there is more than one person who might benefit from being a bit nicer. ;) While I do not believe in karma, I do believe that we often reap what we sow, and that can mean that if you're a complete jerk to someone, then when you need their help, you're going to find they won't help you, as you have only sown discord. :P

But enough on that topic for the time being. Today, we are going to discuss QUESTIONS YOU'VE ASKED ME, which is a big favorite of many readers. As always, I apologize for being repetitive. :)

So let's start, shall we?

Q: I seem to find myself more nervous or obsessive in the early mornings and late at night - is this normal?

A: It isn't magical or from magic, if that's what you're implying, and if you're feeling like you're "thinking things to death," or "overthinking," or having "lust for results, it is very common when your brain in not actively engaged in "thinking tasks," to find you suffer more from these kinds of behaviors. The best thing to do is keep your mind as actively engaged in thinking tasks, rather than "no mind" tasks (something with simple repetitive motions that requires no thinking, and also tv and some internet surfing,) as much as possible. If nothing else, try reading a book and concentrating on what you're reading. Also, try to get more exercise, as this seems to help people fall asleep faster, and many people complain that they can't stop obsessing right before they sleep.

I recommend googling non-medical practices to help with anxiety, because basically you're suffering from obsessive anxiety. I see it enough, but it is not something the spell is doing to you, it just means you're kind of high-strung naturally.

Q: I have what I spellcasted for, but I got the outcome in a manner which I feel like it isn't right, or I don't want this to happen this way. I had thought it would manifest a certain way, and it didn't. I'm dissatisfied. Did the spell fail?

A: If you received what you asked for, then no, it did not fail. I have told the story before, but it happened long enough ago that I have more than one reader who is probably ignorant of it... Years ago I worked for a young lady where she had wanted an ex to come back, and I agreed that this was just fine, and I could do it. When he does come back to her, and things are going quite well between them, she complains that I failed her. How did I fail her when she had the desired ex back? Well, says she, she had wanted him to DREAM OF HER, and have his dreams guide him back to her, but then when she'd spoken to him, he said he didn't remember his dreams, and never really had. So, she said, since he didn't dream of her, then even though he was back, I failed.

But I didn't. I got the guy back for her, as I was paid to do. In fact, working on his dreams would have been very unhelpful as he wasn't the kind of man to remember his dreams. So...I succeeded, but she was dissatisfied all the same. :P

There is an old story called The Monkey's Paw where an old couple has a monkey's paw that grants wishes, and so the first wish is that they get rich. Unfortunately this happens because their son dies and leaves them with a large insurance settlement or something similar. While obviously this is a fictional story, and I don't want you to think it's normal that people just drop over dead when you want money, I do know a friend who asked for a specific amount of money and then his house burned down (although no one was injured,) and the settlement check came in that very specific amount of money, so it's not entirely off base to say that sometimes spells manifest in unpleasant ways (which also is why I recommend saying, if using spirit conjure or spellwork for money that the money not come by injury to person, property, or to an animal.) Still, misfortune or no, in both cases (the Monkey's Paw and my friend having an insurance check in the desired amount) the work succeeded.

However, with love spells, we need not worry that death or disaster is likely to occur. What might upset some people is that it may not manifest how you want. If you want someone to be declaring their love for you off the rooftops, and dancing a little jig up to you while they beg you to come back or come to them...well, honestly, it rarely works like that. Most of the time they will be careful, and they will be cautious, and in the case of returning to you, they may even come back with some new baggage. ;) Remember, when you use spells, you use them to get the END RESULT that you want. While you certainly - in most cases - don't want death or disaster to ensue to get this end result, for the most part you have to be satisfied with that you have no say in HOW you get what you want, merely what you want as the end result. This might mean they do not "dream of you" to know to come back (they just feel the urge to come back,) and if you can't be satisfied with that, then you do not understand spells and probably have some control issues. ;) The more exact you are in HOW something has to happen, the less likely you are to succeed. Magic takes the path of least resistance to manifestation, so often HOW something happens is a surprise...but also an "ah ha," moment. Like, I might have thought work was holding so-and-so back from admitting his feelings, only to see him have a falling out with a friend, and find out it was his friend all along who held him back.

So, the spell did not fail...and hopefully the above made some sense.

Q: I understand that getting "fixed" on a particular date can be a bad thing, but I need (amount of money) by (particular date) because I need to pay my rent. Am I going to f* this up because I need that money by (date)?

A: Okay, to be fair the person who asked the above question had like five days, heh, so that may not apply to everyone curious about the likelihood of success where the window is very small. ;) I tweaked the question to apply to more situations.

I think all of us find ourselves in a pinch where we should have saved more money, and then we didn't and it sucks because some emergency came up or we fell short on our bills. I wholly relate. This is actually the kind of situation where I'm most likely to think my own work to death (yes, even I get lust for results, sometimes!) so I feel for you.

HOWEVER, the problem is even if it is entirely sensible that one might be anxious in this situation, just being able to understand or relate to how one feels doesn't make that anxiety helpful with spellwork. :/

Don't fret, though. There may be a solution for those of you really sweating over a very small window of time in which a result is NEEDED (and I don't mean WANTED, I mean, you need x thing to happen or else you're homeless or destitute or ruined,) and that is to call on Saint Expedite for assistance. I still suggest doing other work alongside this, but he seems to really pull through for a lot of people in a pinch. I've used his help before, and was amazed at how quickly I received the needed help. :) Just be sure to "pay" him though, because he can (and often does) take back what was given if you do not "pay him." The link in this paragraph will bring you to a really fabulous site for info and instructions.

AND, there is something to be said for having faith in the work, and giving yourself even 2 weeks to let things manifest. ;) I mean, if you have some sort of inkling a big bill is coming, and you might be short on funds, the sooner you get to work trying to fix the problem, the better.

Furthermore, maintenance work is always a good idea...and in any situation. If things seem to be going well, using supportive work to keep your life running smoothly is going to help. Whenever I have regularly cast spells for money, I have found I have very steady business, and with clients I like to work with. When I have had something disrupt my regular money blessings (for example, when a friend of mine died, I stopped doing money work,) I noticed a visible decline in my income.

But I'm digressing off the point... Just because you have a specific date some outcome must happen by, or else the situation will either be moot in regards to it being fixed, or you're going to find yourself in hotter water than before, this doesn't mean the spell will fail on that date....rather it means just don't get your brain fixed on that date, and make yourself anxious. People tend to do that - myself included sometimes, - and the idea is just put the date out of your mind as much as possible and have faith in your work, and that should help allow the work to manifest. :)

Q: I used a waning moon cycle, because I was confused, and I needed a waxing moon cycle... Is my work going to fail?

A: Probably not, though it won't hurt to redo the work during a waxing moon cycle if you are concerned.

About 17-18 years ago I did the same thing, and not just once, but for like 2 months in a row. I'm sure many of you are happy I wasn't working for the public at the time, ha ha. ;) Apparently I was never outside and while I had the internet, it was not how it was today, nor was my access to it as easy. :P Anyhow, all my spellwork still definitely worked, and while I wasn't a novice then (though I would suspect I obviously was smoking waaaay too much weed to mix up my moon cycles,) which certainly helps insofar as having successful results, I would still say you should not fear all is lost or that you've "jinxed" the situation now. Just redo the work in the right moon cycle...or heck, if you're really feeling lackadaisical (because people often are lazy,) wait for the work you've done to manifest.

MOST of my readers are not working with anything where timing is going to be a "make it or break it," problem. There are definitely situations when raising a particular spirit at a specific astrological time would be ill-advised, but with many beginner spells (and several intermediate ones, and even some advanced ones, for that matter,) you should be just fine.

Q: Are you going to have the QYAM contest this year?

A: Maybe. I haven't decided. I do enjoy doing it, but I currently have enough active cases with very very communicative clients, which limits my available time to write or run a contest. If I do, I will be doing it around December. It's one of my favorite contests because it is always so fun to see all of the wild questions (plus at least one person asks me why I'm such a bitch as their question without fail each time, lmao,) but I am thinking it won't happen until I get the "Holiday lag" I get most Decembers. ;) If I don't get a "holiday lag," it very well may not happen at all.

Q: Can I use disposable LED "tea lights" as an offering? They are much safer.

A: I would think in this case, no, that doesn't replace a candle any more than a plastic apple is going to tide you over just as well as a real apple from a tree.

Q: I can't leave food offerings out because of roaches/bugs - help!?

A: Yes, ants, roaches, mice, and other nasties can be a bit of a problem. ;) While this may not help if you live in Florida (where I am assured that even an hour of having a plate of food out will cause a roach infestation unlike one has ever seen before,) I find placing a glass (or glass bowl) over the food can prevent pests, and just don't leave the food out for more than about a day. If it's still going to be a problem, leave the offering in the daylight hours, preferably near dawn, placing a circle of diametaceous earth around the plate, and placing a glass over it, and remove the offering right after sunset. Roaches hate the light, and the diametacious earth kills insects, so this should prevent any infestation issues.

That is all for today, kiddos! Hope to be back soon with another QYAM article!

September 01, 2018

Originally the article I was posting on Sunday (that is still in editing, ha,) was going to be about tranquility, but a reader just asked me this (edited to take out any personal details and to clarify the situation,) and I actually thought it was damn suitable for Saturday (which is fantastic for cursing and dark domination, mwhahaha.)

Q: When my ex roommate moved out a few years ago (we moved out at the same time,) 2 of our boxes got mixed up because they looked similar and it was basically clothes. While most of it is nothing I care about, I had left a small jewelry box tucked inside, and a ring that has a lot of sentimental value was in there (as well as some fashion jewelry and cheap stuff.) I must have tossed it in there because I was cleaning and didn't want it damaged. It is from the 1930's and is an heirloom. At first I didn't think much of it - we share friends, we don't live far apart, and it wasn't her way to steal anything. After a few months, I just figured she was really bad with exchanging things, so I set up a meeting and we switched the boxes back. When I got home, I couldn't find the jewelry box, and the clothes looked folded different. I called her and she said she totally forgot, she took that out because something had spilled on the box of clothes and she had to wash them. She dropped off a zip loc bag of jewelry a few days later, saying the box (and it was a very cheap jewelry box, - fabric over cardboard,) had molded and presented the box. It was as she said. I didn't see my ring in the bag and she said it might be on her dresser as she had wiped off a few things and laid them out there before bagging them. After a week or so I called her, and she kept putting off seeing me any time I did. It was really damaging our friendship, so I told her that I did not mean to make her feel accused, but the ring was a family heirloom, that it had great sentimental value to me, and to just even put it in her purse and leave it there so if she was by my house she could drop it off. Soon after she stopped showing up at events I went to, and wasn't taking my calls, telling people that I'm crazy, saying she doesn't even have this ring, and that she'd even looked and I probably was just looking for attention. Well, last week my other friend saw her wearing my ring! I'm so mad! My friend even managed to make it so the ring was in a picture without arousing suspicion.

After all she put me through, and for something that she STOLE, I want her to DIE if she doesn't give the ring back! What can I do? Will she get really sick and die if she doesn't give it back to me?

A: Well, I would not be the first person to notice that people are very stupid sometimes and will do stupid things like wearing a stolen ring around a mutual friend, but given the information, it seems strange that she would decide to end a long friendship over a piece of jewelry, and one that you told her clearly was important to you. The clincher there is that another friend recognized it, which leads me to believe if a friend recognized the item as yours, it probably was something a few people had noticed belonged to you...because the only person's jewelry I can remember that isn't my own is probably the rings my mother wears, and a necklace my sister wore for 5-6 years. ;) So, if it's something so memorable, I guess I will not say it is highly possible she thinks it is hers and has always been hers, and that she'd given you the ring you were complaining about back...but it is possible that is what is going on.

You could be very not-magical and point the ring out in this image, but your friend who snapped the picture might be upset because she will be pulled into the fray. Direct confrontation might solve the issue without trying to kill someone. ;) Furthermore the image backs up your claim, so even without spells, you have her saying you're "Crazy" when she's the broad wearing jewelry pilfered from a now ex-friend.

But since when do people reading my blog want the not magical way? I guess, I do not suggest "Give it back or die." She won't know why she is dying. We don't live in a society where people instantly assume magic could be the cause of a sudden illness. She would just probably get pneumonia or meningitis or something, and then be dead, and then you won't even get your ring back. :P

You could curse her so that everyone around you knows she stole the item - that this comes out that she is the thief. BUT, she might just throw the thing out then, so there is no proof of her having it in her possession. While your friends may never trust her again, people in her life who are closer to her and only very lightly acquainted with you (or don't know you) will eventually return and be friendly with her again and forget the incident (or most likely.) So you would have the satisfaction of a permanent loss of friends from your clique, but this isn't like she would wake up with a mark that let everyone know she stole your ring and be marked as so for life. ;)

The best thing to do is to use a form of intranquility, so that she feels horrible remorse and guilt for possessing your ring and for losing your friendship. Instead of dying, she would be admitting guilt (and again, maybe she did think it was hers and not the ring you lost, only via spellwork, to realize it is your ring,) to you, and giving your ring back to you. She is also apt to express remorse and a feeling of guilt to shared friends so people will know you had never been "crazy" when you said she stole your ring.

I know it's not as blood thirsty, but it is the most likely way to get your ring back, and hearing that she is sorry about what she put you through will probably cool a great deal of that anger you're feeling (without leaving a body count.)

July 18, 2018

It's everyone's favorite kind of article (well, several of you claim so, anyhow, ha ha,) - questions you've asked me. As always with any QYAM article, I might be repeating an old question (my blog is almost 15 years old,) and these questions have often been asked by MULTIPLE READERS, so please do not assume I am singling you out if you see a question here that seems similar to anything you've asked me in the entire time you've known me. ;) If the question is truly unique, I do ask if you mind if I present it here, so...99 times out of 100, I've heard the question frequently, and I'm not tying to put you on the spot. ;)

Q: What are the risks of not keeping my altar clean (magically/not-magically,), and how do I clean this area?

A: I like to compare the altar to a space where you might be preparing food upon the surface...while you are not always risking bacterial infection (or not greatly risking it,) by not cleaning this area, it would quickly become apparent that the tastes of all the kinds of food you are making are not going to blend well after awhile. This is similar to spellwork. Keeping the area clean ensures that the vibrations of previous spellwork do not attach to what you are currently working on the altar. Take it from someone who has intranquil spirited herself before (yep,) and money cursed herself before (yep,) because of not diligently cleaning off her personal altar (which, I might add, I have not done for many, many, many years, thanks to learning my lesson the hard way,) between castings - you aren't just saving yourself the time and stress of fixing your mistakes, you're also saving money by not needing to work to fix the mistakes that happen when you cast a money spell for yourself after using that altar for a curse (or any other combination that causes problems.)

If you can afford the space (or even just making altar tops to place on a table,) you can actually work SIMILAR workings on the same altar with great results. I have told the story of my "evil altar" before which became so intensely strong that I could drop someone's name on a slip of paper into this altar (it was created out of an old sheetcake tin of all things which had spent 2 weeks being a small kitten's litterbox while she waited for her new home, ha,) and they would begin to experience symptoms of cursing, albeit not nearly as strongly as if I put a curse on them using this altar. This is because I allowed the curse energy to continuously build without cleaning the altar out. I can think of a few cases where 24-36 hours passed before the target had their whole life falling apart.

BUT, most people are not going to have multiple altars - it just isn't so likely if you are the most common type of practitioner of magic, which is the casual practitioner. Do not despair - just be sure to spray down and clean any tools or surfaces you are reusing. Generally speaking, if you're feeling cheap (as several of you likely are, ha ha,) you can make your own "magical cleaner" by getting a strong ammonia based cleaner, pouring some into a spray bottle (while you can use the bottle you bought it in, it actually works better if you have a specific bottle just for the cleaner and for this use,) then holding both hands on the bottle, envision it filling with white energy and say a prayer or chant asking to have this purify your surfaces and items of all magical energy, (I like to use the 23rd Psalm after saying "I purify this liquid and call into it holy energy that it may cleanse my tools and my surfaces of all residue or undesirable energies. Let all surfaces this fluid touch become pure and free from stain, amen.")

Now, if you prefer a pre-made product, I suggest ordering Spiritual Cleansing Spray from Dara over at Hoodooroots.com - it's great, it's already made for you by an experienced rootworker who makes everything in small batches so it's ready to be used immediately. :)

Q: What, in your opinion, is the most common cause of break up spell failure? Are some people just meant to be or something and it doesn't hit them?

A: Honestly, even if they were "meant to be" (which we all know I think strong compatibility is rare, but I don't really buy into relationships being of some divine mandate, like "soul mates,") I don't think that's the likely cause of spell failure.

Keep in mind the following, as it is something many of you have probably seen at least once before - have you ever noticed that the dysfunctional couple that keeps fighting and having horrible fallouts and sometimes even cheating on each other seem to never permanently separate? I mean, from the outside looking in that relationship looks terrible...and it probably is. Now think about a couple you knew (assuming they are now apart,) where they never fought, and both were very nice and thoughtful of the other, and then they hit one little speedbump and everything fell apart. Like, someone came home an hour late, or didn't reply to a text, or they even had one little argument and POOF, everything fell apart.

I'm no psychiatrist but I think I can explain what is going on and why that happens. If people are always arguing with each other, or if they are used to having a dysfunctional relationship, then using break up spells (which, depending on the trigger to cause the break up, might merely make the relationship more dysfunctional,) isn't nearly as effective as both sides are accustomed to their relationship being a horrible mess. So, if your crazy neighbors are having a violent altercation upstairs and you decide to end that madness once and for all by using a break up spells, you're probably only going to hear more fussing and fighting and things being broken, because making people who fight all of the time anyhow just fight more...doesn't help. :P

Or perhaps you want your friend's cheating nasty partner to stop dating your friend - who is hearbroken any time he or she discovers another affair. Since magic takes the path of least resistance, the cheat will probably cheat, break your friend's heart AGAIN...and they will work it out.

Why? Because it's NORMAL to them.

On the other hand, let's look at perfectly perfect couple...they are so unaccustomed to any sort of difficulty or fighting, any sort of indecency, that the smallest little problem seems like a horror. This actually is one of the reasons that formative relationships are relatively easy to break up. If these 2 haven't even farted around each other yet, imagine what happens when they both become easily irritated and fussy...because (most) dysfunctional relationships don't start out with a lot of fussing and fighting, but descend into that madness gradually.

So, as weird as it may sound, it is actually, generally speaking, far easier to break up a "happy couple," when using the most common forms of break up magic (causing arguments, anger, etc, especially, but coldness and detachment as well.)

Still, the education doesn't stop there. Keep in mind the nature of your targets. If you have someone who is wishy washy and avoids confrontation to the nth degree, and he or she is paired with someone who is holding onto a relationship for dear life (this tends to happen especially with people in their late 30's and in their 40's who have decided they will never find love again if they lose this person,) that is going to be a helluva hard struggle, magically speaking. As annoyed and cornered as the wishy washy person gets, they do not want to feel the wrath of the needy clingy person, and often avoid fighting or breaking up. Meanwhile, the clingy person gets frightened when they see their behaviors pushing ol' wishy-washy non-confronter away enough to notice, and they remedy their behaviors (even for a short time.) Even coldness and detachment (rather than a bitterness or anger,) don't work well here. Wishy washy still avoids confrontation, and "clingy" is probably convinced that nothing else is ever coming his or her way, and will merely stay, despite losing interest. This might not work "forever," for them, but it can be very irritating to a petitioner who has waited for a couple to break up.

Of course the most common reason break up spells fail are the petitioner who has lust for results. :/ If you have someone you're working for (or if you are that someone,) and they have a death grip on finding out all about "news" about the rival and the beloved...they will get in their own way. They won't let the spells work. Hell, if they hired a hit man, they'd probably hit the hitman for not shooting fast enough, thus making him or her miss the hit on the rival. It is what it is. ;)

But I've traveled off my original point. Break up spells rarely (if ever) fail because a couple is just meant to be. I'm really glad that people ask this question (because if you really love someone, you should want them to be happy, even if it isn't with you, and sometimes it's better to let your ex go and let them be with someone else,) BUT generally the case has more to do with how the couple interacts (the more dysfunctional they are, generally the harder it is to bust them up in my experience,) and the nature of each party of the couple. Someone who is "Stubborn," is going to be a lot easier to compel them to break up with someone, in most cases. It's a wholly different personality type that is difficult to remove.

Q: I want my results faster, and I don't care if they won't necessarily be as lasting!!! How do I do this?

A: You can try adding "fast luck" formula to whatever spell you are using (Fast Luck Oil, for example.) That aside, allow me to share an observation...because I hear/read this a lot and it bears repeating, - you do want a lasting result in 49 out of 50 times I hear this...and the problem here is that if you continually use a fast luck type of formula or angle for the speedier result, the more tenuous (generally speaking,) result that may just fall apart, you're going to then want to recast this spell to get the same outcome. The problem you will run into is that every time something falls apart, - for example a relationship, which is the most common "speed this up and make it happen," type of request, - it becomes more and more difficult to put it back together again. So, if you create a situation in which you are reuniting with an ex and dating for a month or so, only for it to fall apart and break up again, putting the relationship together again and again becomes more and more difficult, like a plate you repeatedly shatter on the floor.

I am not the results police, and maybe you do just need faster results for reasons other than you are impatient, but the lasting results are the better results in many cases, and you must consider that if you plan on continually speeding the results to yourself, that it might be a phyrric victory in the long term.

Q: Can you tell me about the spirit/figure of "The Wandering Jew" in relation to hoodoo or spellwork? Is this something I can use?

A: I can definitely try. So, for starters, here's my caveat - our forebearers were not (and sometimes are still not to this current day,) exactly the least racist or prejudiced or xenophobic of peoples, and so much of this comes with a hefty dose of racist/prejudiced/xenophobic beliefs. :/ There is a wonderful and very educational entry on the "Wandering Jew" at the Wikipedia (at least the English version,) and I highly recommend it for further reading.

That said, in brief, the idea of the Wandering Jew (which is what this being is known as in English, though he goes by different names in different languages,) is that he is this man who insulted Christ in some fashion - generally he mocked Christ on the way to the crucifixion, - and is now damned to walk the world until the end of days for said offense, and can never rest nor die.

This might actually start stirring your mind a bit about INTRANQUILITY, which is a form of spellwork which predates even Christ (and if you do not believe in Christ, it predates the "common era," so it goes back well before 2000 years ago,) wherein the target is to have no rest nor comfort until he or she capitulates and gives the petitioner what he or she desires. Just as this being can have no rest, so it would reason that it can also cause a target to have no rest nor comfort.

I have found limited literature of calling the Wandering Jew to cause a target no rest nor sleep until he or she returns to the target and loves that person again. It's basically a type of Intranquil Spirit, as are most restless spirits, although surprisingly, I have not found literature that conforms to the prejudiced belief that Jewish people are all about money and that claim this spirit is to be used to work on a target until he or she pays their bill...this one I have only ever seen referenced as being used to return a lover.

While I can't rightly say if there is a spirit of a tortured Jewish man (and in the stories, he is always a he,) roaming around reuniting lovers, I can say that restless spirits are useful in intranquility workings (which are not just used for love,) - however in this case, you may merely be trusting some really weird anti-Semitic folklore to have created a spirit (or recruited one,) to do your bidding. I think there are superior methods of calling a restless spirit or an intranquil spirit to accomplish the same tasks you would task the Wandering Jew with, but that is just a personal opinion.

Q: I'm not sure if you watch much television, but I saw (name of paranormal-based show reporting to be totally true,) and this (episode/multiple episodes,) said x, y, and z happened because of a spell or use of the occult. What is your thought on this?

A: First and foremost, I am an advocate of reminding everyone that shows and movies are made to be exciting and entertaining, and that many of them are far off from the truth. Just as my father (a lawyer,) rolls his eyes at many shows about lawyers or court cases, many doctors laugh at medical dramas, and so on, so do I roll my eyes at many shows which are about the paranormal or the occult. In fact, at least if I'm watching Forensic Files, this is going to have a much stronger basis in reality compared to say...something like "Ghost Adventurers." ;) I can't remember which one of these "ghost hunter" shows it was, but a client of mine some years ago knew 3 people in the cast quite well (one of which was presented as the leader,) who said all of it was completely made up for TV, and they presented it as real.

So...whatever exciting paranormal account you saw presented, I will start by saying that there is a chance that it is entirely bullshit. Furthermore I can recall an episode of A Haunting from at least 10 years ago where clearly the haunting was a poltergeist (coming from a living human, - not a spirit) which the man in the story created out of fear of his mother practicing Wicca to say Wicca is evil. It seems easy enough to conclude that if people found evidence of prior residents (or transients,) practicing spells on the property that they recently purchased, that in more than one case the "haunting" had more to do with the ignorance and fear of the new residents of the property than it did to do with an actual spirit.

I do not necessarily believe that practicing spells, using Ouija boards, or anything similar will call some crazy ass evil spirits into your home...in fact many people do these things and never have a single problem happen ever. It's like saying if you get into a car, you will get into a terrible car accident, or if you ever lit even a birthday candle your home will burn down. That's ridiculous. Of course, many actions come with a risk, but to paint this risk as being so high that it is almost guaranteed is irresponsible. It reminds me a bit of when I was in middle school and they told us that if we ever took one puff of marijuana, we'd almost instantly be selling ourselves on the street for drugs and all strung out. :P It was stupid BS to say that, just as it is stupid to say that any involvement or interest with the paranormal or the occult will call demonic entities into your home.

What is true is that you might have something resident to your property, although again, this is incredibly rare that it will cause problems for you, and this being might cause problems for you if you remodel the property, if you move in with someone who seems familiar to it (suchas the case of dead children wanting to be mothered by a new mother,) or any myriad of different, not-based-in-the-occult reasons. Therefore the dangers of arousing the interest of a spirit can happen without any occult or paranormal interest, and if I'm being fair, had you any experience with the paranormal, you'd probably sense this entity or these entities and if they were harmful, presumably you would not try to incite their animosity or excite their interest in you.

What is also true is that several of these shows do portray people dabbling with spirit conjure when they have no business even attempting something like that. It's a bit like me offering to do brain surgery on you because I read a book once. Well, I don't have the experience to attempt such a thing, and me attempting a major medical operation on anyone probably would result in death. Spirit conjure is not something to be trifled with. Calling up beings or calling on spirits is not something I suggest anyone try when they are but a novice - or worse, when they found a nifty little book online. ;) So, in many of these shows, someone raises a spirit, and "nothing happens," and then they don't even dismiss the spirit. Problem is...something happened. They open the door, something comes in, and they don't expel whatever arrived (no purification, no dismissal ritual, etc,) and they leave that proverbial door open...and madness ensues. Just lighting a pink candle for love does not open a portal and allow all sorts of whatever wants to come in into your home. Trying to call on spirits and demons for a lark, or ordering around or insulting the dead...that can cause issues.

So, yeah, if you mess with certain parts of the occult when you have no business messing with (and compare that to say, brain surgery or trying to build a skyscraper with absolutely no building experience, etc,) you might run into problems. ;)

Lastly, the shows where someone lays a curse on the victims, and all sorts and types of ugliness ensue.... I am kind of split on these. While several are obviously dramatized for entertainment purposes and contain elements which I can easily poke holes in, it is true that you can lay a mega curse on someone, generally through the use of spirits or familiars, and cause some really horrible things to happen. That aside, it is not easy to do, and having a spirit guard a property is not necessarily easy to maintain (especially if you have since died and it has been sold,) so the idea that any old person who claims they are a "witch" can suddenly send a bunch of disincarnate ghoulies after you and make your life miserable is a bold lie and that if you move into the "witch house" (generally a dilapitated home which school children claim was home to a witch at some point,) you will be bedeviled by Lord only knows what is entirely bullshit.

I guess the short answer is most of those shows are for ENTERTAINMENT purposes, and you should not take them too seriously. Having interest in the paranormal or the occult will not call evil spirits to you or your property. Practice some level of good sense and safety and do not antagonize spirits, or try to call upon them if you are still a novice, and you should be safe.

I hope this edition's answers have been enlightening. :)

~Cat

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April 10, 2018

This has been a relatively frequent question as of late, so, since I had about five minutes to write here, I figured I'd oblige.

Many of you have asked how is it that I "free range" my small parrot without constantly risking his death or without finding myself disrupted so frequently as to be incapable of lacking the concentration to do spellwork. Yes he has a cage, and sure, he visits it sometimes, but more or less, he has free run of the house.

For starters, my bird is definitely one of those hilarious pains in the ass that you might suspect he would be. He bites people, eats anything he can find (whether or not said item is palatable for bird or human,) he screams at the worst possible moments (or at any moment he feels he can,) sings loud and out of tune, and insists on head scratches whenever he suspects you might give into his cocking his head to the side because he's letting you know that it's head scratch time. When he is moulting my home looks like a small feather pillow exploded, and I have to wash surfaces he likes to perch on more often because he is known to poop without a care. He chews all paper and cardboard, he chews wires, he is attracted to sparkly things, things colored orange or yellow, and anything that I'm currently holding. All of this is true. I have to cover certain offerings to prevent him nibbling on them, I must keep him away from candles and shiny things, and I do also wear earplugs when working to keep out his noises if I must.

But what you must realize is that despite all of his behaviors, my mere ability to control light is my ability to control him. If it's dark, he will become quiet and sleep. If it is light, he will be awake and active.

It is far more distracting and detrimental to work to live with another person, not least of all because I date only muggles. This means if I ask not to be bothered, at some point, at least once a week, I'll hear "BABE!? DO WE HAVE ANY MORE TOILET PAPER?" while trying to do a reading. This means that if I need complete solitude and privacy, someone is apt to holler about when are we having dinner or to tell me what is on TV... And that's funny, as I rarely watch television...really, I just don't care much about it. I would say by and large - and this from a person who has raised reptiles, rodents, cats, dogs, fish, and birds (and multiple pets of all types,) that the most disruptive force in any household to a magician is a muggle, which is to say, another person, especially one who does not do magic.

So this is why I've been able, for so long, to deal with a bird who flies through my home freely without finding it too overwhelming - because I'm used to having one or more person in my home who is 1000x more disruptive (without intending to be,) and can still do my work in those cases. ;) While pets can be disruptive or can cause one to require more caution while working, they are far easier to handle than most human beings.

March 24, 2018

So a lot of my inquiries are regarding money lately, which I suspect is because Jupiter and Mercury are either both retrograde or about to be (I'd have to look, but I do know one definitely is retrograde and the other about to be if not already,) which can make things that do with business and money go haywire. With that in mind, I've decided to do a special edition of Questions You've Asked Me, - the success and money edition. :)

Q: I have read on your blog that you feel that money/success spellwork should be applied regularly, - does this mean I have to regularly do a spell to keep a job that I got using a spell?

A: No, once you have the job, you just need to keep doing your best work to keep the job...like showing up and doing the tasks expected of you, and etc. ;) No spells needed, just good old fashioned work. This is the same with a promotion - once you've gotten the promotion, you don't need to keep casting spells to keep the promotion - you just have to do your best at your job. :)

I guess I'd say look at it like this...if I want a specific amount of money, or if I want a specific job, these are the types of working where you might compare this to, let's say, purchasing a refrigerator. While you might have to supply electricity to this appliance (much like you need to show up to your job and do a competent job while there,) you do not need to continuously purchase a new fridge every time you need to store some food. Now just saying "I want increased success at my job," or "I would like my cash flow to increase," might be a bit more like purchasing FOOD. Because there is no definitive amount or no definitive action (compare "I want money" to "I want $500") it is the type of work where you want to continually maintain the influence as it will fade after some time...much like one visit to the grocery store in your lifetime will not likely give you a lifetime supply of food - you need to maintain the amounts of food you have.

If I have any sort of definitive outcome to my spell (I want this specific job, I want to get a raise of this much, I want this exact amount of money,) the spell stops working once that outcome is achieved (you get what you want, but the spell energy doesn't need to remain active once you have), but if it is a goal without a definitive outcome, the energy will begin to fade after some time because the spell works as long as it can...it has a limited life like a battery. So if you do one "money blessing" type spell to increase income with no definitive amount being requested, eventually, like a battery on your smartphone, the energy runs out.

Hope that clarifies. :)

Q: I was awarded a settlement but am still not getting paid for the amounts promised. What kind of spell should I use?

A: There are a few different choices, and while the original querent was not so vague, I am being purposely so to be helpful to others, so, take into account a few things... Who is paying this settlement? Do they have the means to pay it? Is this a business (if the party owing the payment to the claim is a business) which tends to have a fast or slow turnaround with paying out a claim or settlement? Is this an amount owed from an estate (ie someone died and left you something)?

I find, often, that the most frequent problem in these sort of cases is that the person owed the money is often either unaware of the length of a wait on certain proceedings (like getting paid from an estate, which can take close to a year sometimes...perhaps more, though that is the longest I've seen a non-contested estate take,) or is aware of that wait and thinks that they can cut it in half just because they want to. ;) While I hate to rain on anyone's parade, if it takes, say, an average of 8 months for you to get the proceeds from an estate, it will probably remain close to that number if you work a spell or not, but you can try. Assuming the estate is uncontested, I would use roadopener or blockbuster spells, as well as money drawing work.

Another problem is that people awaiting settlements from a PERSON do not take into account what that person's financial means are. You may very well owe me $5000, let's say, and you may have $5 to your name and no job (which makes me suspect you are probably one of my ex boyfriends, since pretty much all of them owe me money, ha ha.) In these cases, you can use a form of intranquility to make the target want to pay you back, make them overcome with the need to do so, but keep in mind, if they are always broke, you may still need to wait. They need the MEANS to be ABLE to pay you, and if they often are unemployed or underemployed, it will take some time for them to come up with the money. Again, roadopening and money drawing are helpful here, but you will want to overwhelm them with guilt and remorse for not paying you, and you will need to wait for them to be able to pay. :P

If you're awaiting payment on a claim, like an insurance claim, work on your adjuster (make him or her like you, and want to get you the most that he or she can get, to not dispute your claims) by using a sweet jar (not for romance, obviously, haha,) or if they are just dragging their ass (like the dude who did my housefire claim,) light a magical fire under said ass. One way I've done this is by taking a red person candle (so a male candle for a male, a female for a female) which is set so it represents the target (see here), some devil's shoestrings which I've written a command which in this case something like "Pay out my claim now" would work just fine, and have written this in Sharpie (permanent marker) ink, then soaked the devil's shoestrings and wrapped them around the candle, and then sprinkled it with some cayenne, cinnamon, and dirt dauber nest I've mixed together, and did a candle spell on it as so. This might be a bit complex...if you have their business card, you can do plenty of work on them, and in most cases, the adjuster will give you his or her card. ;) So, assuming most of you don't want to spend half the day soaking some devil's shoestrings (if you can even get them where they are long enough, since a lot of places don't sell good long pieces,) take the adjuster's card, and anoint the edges with something like "Pay me now" oil (most places sell something with a similar title) and place this underneath a magnet that you've put your own image on (using your computer printer, some glue, and getting magnets from Amazon.com or a crafting store is SUPER EASY,) and as you place the magnet, say "(Name of adjuster,) pay my claim to me immediately, now, now, this very moment!" 9 times. I realize unless you are a sloth, the magnet will be placed before you finish that sentence once, so hold your right hand over the magnet as you say this. Again (and I'm sure you're noticing a theme), using roadopening and money drawing work is always helpful in this situation, too. :)

Keep in mind, more often than not, a settlement, a claim, or a repayment is going through a lot of proverbial red tape, and roadopening is going to do a lot more for you than most other kinds of spells...you need to clear a path for this money to get to you. Certainly, you are going to have situations where someone (or some business) is with holding their payment to you out of reasons of spite, to be difficult, or to hope they won't have to fully pay you, but it seems to me that most of the time when a settlement or claim is taking a long time to pay out, it is not arising from someone having a personal issue with you. Insurance companies make a lot of commercials saying how they will support you, not punish you for using their insurance by making a claim, and be quick to pay out, but in reality, if you do need to file a claim, just the waiting for the money, especially if it's your home which is damaged to the point of being unlivable, or it is making it so your business can't run (and you can't be paid,) is going to feel like you're waiting decades to get your money, even if there is a quick turnaround. Many insurance companies and adjusters do a great job, and work as quickly as possible, so don't get too miffed if your claim isn't paid out in a week. ;)

But if you can say that you're not acting hastily since we live in a society where we've become all too accustomed to getting what we want right this second, and you can definitely say this settlement/claim is taking far too long, take into account why this delay could be entirely normal, only to be sure it is not, then you need to work on the party who owes you the money as well as road opening and money drawing. Some Fast Luck might also be applied to the money drawing. Sweetening the party who owes you money, making them act quickly using spellwork, or creating guilt and remorse for owing the debt are all going to help you in recouping your money as well. You should approach the problem on multiple levels for the best results.

Furthermore, while you wait for the money to come to you, remember you can still do work to draw income and money to yourself to help with any expenses you might be incurring while waiting for the settlement/claim/inheritance to be paid out.

Q: Are there spells to make me more charismatic and liked by the owners/bosses of a company?

A: Yes, Crown of Success is a traditional formula used for just this, and there are some more modern formulas made even know to help with making you seem more charismatic to those around you - I think Dara over at Hoodoo Roots even has a formula called Charisma for helping with just that exact issue. But if I'm just sticking with the classics Crown of Success is the most commonly used formula for success in the workplace or in school. (Please note, Dara's "crown of success" is "Star of Success," if looking for that formula.)

Furthermore some people will work a sweet jar on an employer or teacher to make this person (or these people) feel more kindly towards them...if you have a boss, manager, or teacher who seems to be against you no matter what you do, this is a perfect solution. Being more "charismatic" might have the opposite effect in these cases, as this person might be jealous or might hold against you that others find you more likable.

If you just want to stand out from the crowd, use a purple or gold (yellow orange) color candle dressed in crown of success (anoint up, from base to wick), add some bay laurel leaves, and burn this over your business card.

There are a myriad of similar spells that you can use to help with the above problem, but keep in mind, just appearing to be the best employee, or just standing out doesn't change your job performance in the long run. All too often people want to be lazy or just have some sort of recognition that they have in no way done anything to be deserving this recognition. While this might be fine in the short term, if you're not doing anything to improve your performance, or if it is lackluster most of the time, then keep in mind, the influence will be limited. You do have to work with the spell. Yes, making you more charismatic might be helpful if you lack this trait, but if you are not performing at your best at your job, you won't reap the full benefits.

Now this isn't to say that there are not formulas and spells which would be helpful in this respect - to help you improve your own performance. You can use crown of success and apply this to studying or perhaps making sales, getting accounts, etc. It is a very versatile formula. Again, however, you still need to apply yourself to trying to achieve these goals - there is no spell or ritual that I know of that will instantly give you skills that you don't have. If I can't speak Mandarin Chinese, I'm not going to learn it in a week just because I cast a spell.

So while there is definitely work you can do to help you in this regard, you always need to work with your spell to achieve a permanent status of appraisal...show up on time, be dilligent, etc.

And yeah, you can do work to make yourself procrastinate less, but if you are, by nature, a procrastinator, you will have to keep doing that spellwork...and procrastinators tend to procrastinate even on doing the spells, so it won't matter.

Q: Can I do a money spell that will make me win the lottery?

A: I answer this all of the time, but I know more hilarious fail stories (like getting all the numbers for the powerball or whatever in a DIAGONAL LINE on a quick pick ticket of x number of plays,) from respected occultists, and no real "big win" stories, so I'd stick to either trying to gamble with skill (for example, poker,) or trying to get money from working.

Trying to win a large jackpot via spellwork doesn't seem to work well...I assume it is because the win is life-changing enough to possibly be more a situation of providence than it is putting the odds in your favor.

Q: Can I use money/job spells to get a job that I am in no way qualified for?

A: For the ten millionth time, no. If you need schooling or experience, spellwork can't give you that form of accreditation. If you are not a good actor or singer or athelete, spellwork is not likely to change that, either. ;)

Hope that was enlightening!

~Cat

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October 24, 2017

I AM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK, albeit a bit tardy. :P I did get a new laptop, but my cockatiel also confiscated it for over an hour to watch his bird videos on YouTube. Creator of Cockatiel Peekaboo, I'm at least 100,000 of those views....thanks little fat cockatiel overlord who I love....also, if you ever get a companion parrot (they are not captive birds, which is just holding a bird hostage, but rather a being you need to devote hours a day to while securing your house better than you would for a human toddler), know that they are adorable evil dictators...like a flying pitbull but smaller, and they poop on all you love....while begging for head scratches and stealing your Cheetos. Still, here it is, the long awaited return to our favorite topic on this blog:

So before I begin, I just wanted to let everyone know - there's going to be an amazing post WITH LOTSA PHOTOS on a little side-project I'm working on, - basically, it's a LOT of cursing photos. I know a lot of you love photo montages. This should be up in the week. It's going to be a lot of work I'm doing on a specific person who despite five years as an associate decided she'd rob me....for $100. Like, this wasn't even "Cat I need this right now," it was literally, just stealing it. So, Ms S, you wanted it, you got it. Not all of these will be you, but be advised they will all be missing key points and have protections, so I figured my lovely readers would love to see some of my work. :)

And I'm working on a deal with my publisher to do a full anthology. No bullshit. We're talking a few volumes. I need to chat with Frank but I will know when it's coming out, and it's going to be even bigger than Pactum...we're talking so much spells, spellwork, and learning to spellcast that you may never need another visit to the old blog again (but I hope you come back.)

Anyhow, let's get to it - winners assemble!!! Please note I just received the copies of the book through my publisher so I expect to have those out in the mail on Thursday. :) Sorry for the delay.

GRAND PRIZE - submitted by RJF - I've heard that using the intranquil spirit to retrieve a lover always ends badly. Do you agree?

A: Not at all.

Now I'm assuming we're discussing the commonly-known intranquil spirit prayer, wherein someone holds a cross and a candle and recites the prayer to make their intended miserable and incapable of rest until he or she returns to the petitioner, - the person asking this question did confirm that this was what they referred to. There is more than one "intranquil spirit" and more than one spell using this spirit, so I can't offer that this is going to be an answer to all questions referring to any intranquil spirit spell.

However, it should be noted that this type of working (to give a desired partner no rest or comfort or sleep, and often asking the aid of a spirit, several spirits, or even gods,) has been used successfully since before the birth of Christ. There is proof of these types workings well back through antiquity. If this method created nothing but a miserable outcome for those using it, or if it foisted upon them some evil spirit which would haunt them for all of their days merely because this person had the audacity to use this kind of working, I would assume (perhaps wrongly,) that we all would have stopped using this kind of working (especially so frequently) long ago.

In my opinion, people have kept using spells such as the intranquil spirit prayer and similar workings BECAUSE THEY WORK, and this bothers a certain group of people who create hilariously false stories of how someone (always some anecdotal person who sounds made up,) is now possessed by some evil spirit for using this kind of working. Bullshit. I've known hundreds of people who used this spell who never had an evil spirit attached to them or a loved one, and who in no way offered to trade places with this spirit who can't rest, or anything of the sort. I've used this working successfully myself so many times that I could not fairly count, - used it for myself, used it for clients, - and have in no way found this to draw evil spirits to me, or corrupt a love affair or anything like it.

There are 2 common failings with this type of working - the most 2 common mistakes are initiating contact with the target (they MUST initiate contact first,) and not doing supportive work alongside the spell. Basically, you're asking that this person forgive you and wish to be in your good graces. So, when you forgive them, the spell has done it's job. It's not that everything "reverses" once you do tell them you forgive them, but rather that they are no longer going to be struggling and torn up about you being angry with them. Without that motivator, they may retreat from the situation if you do not add in any supportive work (like a love-drawing spell).

But why are you to not initiate contact first, - is that always the case? A good majority of the time, it is. Initiating contact with the target can break the spell entirely, and the target might lash out. In a handful of cases I've seen, the target is too scared to reach out first, but before you get all excited and ready to text that ex you tried this out on, realize that in those cases there had been silence for at least a month and a half after doing this spell, and that in all those cases, the spell targets were all of a nature where they would be terrified of rejection. This is also a tiny number of times where I have seen the petitioner need to reach out first as opposed to waiting for the target to do so...perhaps 2% or so of the cases in which this spell has been cast. Remember, the influence of this spell needs to build up, and the moment you contact the target, it stops building...if your target has been stewing on the break up or fights between you (which is pretty normal as a starting point where they then begin to "realize" how they were the "bad guy" or what they did to cause problems, thanks to the spell's influence,) they might actually lash out on you in anger. I think this is one reason this spell has a bad name. Too many people cast the spell and then just starting texting the ex and wondering why it's "backfiring." ;) Remember, you need to give the spell's influence time to build.

I'm not saying this is a "nice" working, - it does use coercive elements - but that doesn't mean if you use it, everything will end badly. ;) I've seen it applied effectively in many, many cases. I think there is a certain subset of people out in the occult community who view coercive spells as evil and if they can spread lies about the spells which gain some popularity to scare people off, they will create stories to discourage others. I've had this spell cast on me before - I wasn't lying awake at night dying tearing my hair out or anything of the sort. I did go back to a complete jerk, so it works, but unlike your old friend Cat, he didn't have the sense to use supportive work like love drawing, so once he forgave me, I was fine and left again. ;)

If the wording of the spell bothers you, if any of its content makes you feel "freaked out," use another spell. Otherwise, I do not think it will eternally destroy any chance of you and your ex getting back together, or that someone will get possessed or anything equally ridiculous.

SECOND PRIZE- Submitted by Sonny - Are there obstacles or blockages that just can't ever be removed even with blockbuster or van van formulas and will cause perpetual spell failure?

A: I can't really give a full blanket yes or no and leave it at that, so I'll say this....there are things so contrary to either the nature of a target, a situation, or so far outside the sphere of availability, that it is entirely likely that the work could continue to fail.

Let's start with the ridiculous to illustrate my point. If you cast a spell to become a unicorn, no doubt this is not going to manifest. It's hugely ridiculous. I am the first person to say that I would not rule out something -anything- is entirely impossible, but I do feel many things are so hugely improbable that they may just as well be impossible. I suspect most of my readers know this. ;)

Further, if I have no education past the sixth grade, no dexterity, and lack any skill or knowledge in the field of brain surgery or rocket science, I am not apt to find any spell that will instantly make me a surgeon or rocket scientist within the week. This is because such a request is so far outside of the sphere of availability that a spell would flounder. Yes, I could take STEPS, and possibly reach my goals by using work to further my education in sciences, graduate schools, absorb information better, etc...but this is apt to take many, many years (likely, over a decade,) and will require great effort on my part.

However, let's look at this question from the perspective of that the end goal could feasibly be within the grasp of the Sphere of Availability, and is not some huge, ridiculous leap from the current situation. I'm most commonly asked this question in regards to a relationship with a specific person who the petitioner would know. So, let's say Daisy is in love with her old friend Fernando, and she and Fernando have had a few intimate encounters over their decade-long friendship, but Fernando has in no way ever expressed an interest in having a romantic relationship with Daisy. She uses some spells to get him to want to exclusively date her, and finds herself in a situation where he will become more flirtatious or even sexual with her for a period of time, and then pull away again, making the relationship platonic. Daisy has tried several spells to get herself the position of "girlfriend" in Fernando's life, and nothing seems to hold. She's tried roadopening, blessing, healing....everything. Is it possible that this will "never happen?"

Possibly. Fernando may have severe commitment issues, he may have reason to view Daisy as the absolute worst person for him to match with in the long term (maybe she's his best friend's ex and that's taboo to him, maybe she has a jail record, maybe they live far apart, etc,) heck, maybe he's gay (you'd be surprised how often people try to get me to help them land someone who is gay when they are of the opposite sex, or straight when they are gay.) There can be many culprits which are not the fault of Daisy in the sense of "is she picking the right spells," as to why the work keeps failing, and when it comes to relationships, if you keep trying to force a romantic relationship that keeps falling apart, it's often time to move on, because it means it is ultimately incompatible. I'm not the person who tells you when it's time to give up, but if you've spent months (sometimes even years) trying to get the same person to give in and give you a fair chance, and he or she is not capitulating, there is a chance it is never going to come together.

In saying this, I do believe sometimes it is a matter of finding the right "cocktail" of work to create the outcome you want. I don't suggest you throw in the towel if something doesn't work the first time. I've told more than one of you privately that months of my own efforts on a personal target paid off with that target becoming INCREDIBLY ENAMORED of me. I've had to work healing on a target before they were ready to commit. So sometimes it is truly a matter of taking steps to bring about the desired outcome, rather than just forcing a massive change in one step.

The problem with love workings are that you're dealing with a very complicated creature - a human being, - and a very complicated emotion...love. If it is not a compatible match, it will eventually fall apart on it's own as is.

What about non-love-workings, though. Let's say, I want to be a singer. Outside of Future Mr-NinjaCat (who surprisingly believes I am a melodic singer), I think (as does just about everyone I know, and a pet parrot who mimics me would attest to,) that I am tone deaf and have a horrible voice. If an off-key cockatiel who mimics me were not enough to tell me this, several decades of friends and loved ones saying "Cat, don't sing!" when I start singing is. ;) But if I tried to cast spells to make myself a famous singer, would I find myself winning a Grammy in a few years? Probably not. It's outside of my Sphere of Availability.

That might be a bit obvious though...how about if you wanted a specific position in a specific company within your field of training? While you've tried multiple spells, nothing is coming through. What then? Obviously, this might be more time-sensitive if you're trying for a specific position which is currently hiring, but perhaps not. If you always wanted to work at Massachusetts General Hospital, and you have the qualifications to do so, perhaps you'd be willing to work on this goal for a several months, but still keep getting passed over for every opening for a job there. In this case, I'd say it could be a matter of "not meant to be" - if you're so well-qualified to work at a hospital, keep your eyes peeled for other prestigious hospitals. I realize that not everyone believes in fate, but if life keeps telling you "This isn't yours to have," more often than not, other, better options will keep appearing...so instead of working at your desired hospital in this example, you might find offers from hospitals that are just as prestigious and nearby. Try looking into these jobs.

I guess the simple answer here is that yes, for most of us, we will find a situation we've been working on consistently meets spell failure, but it's not always that it is a matter of us finding a desire that is "not ours to have" if it's in our Sphere of Availability as much as perhaps not taking the proper steps to have this desire manifest. While sometimes this is a case of lust for results being the author of spell failure, in other cases, there are obstacles or problems which are causing the outcome of the spell energies to fall short of our desires. I think if you can honestly say that you're working within the sphere of availability, that you've tried to address any complications (for example, some healing work on a love target, or trying to move closer to a desired job, etc,) and are still coming up short, even with road opening and blockbustering, then perhaps it's time to try a different goal. :/ I do think this is less common than some people realize (because people fail to look at the causes which cause spell failure or have disrupted the fruition of the goal,) but I have definitely seen a handful of cases and situations where no matter what the petitioner did, he or she kept having spell failure or missing their goal, even when any possible problem was addressed and multiple angles and types of spells were tried.

THIRD PRIZE- submitted by Lilith - What is your take on the whole self-love situation when casting love spell? Several practitioners on certain large social network groups claim that spells will always fail/be short lived if you do not do self love work first. This strikes me as rather bogus and reminds me of the popular phrase that "no one will love you until you love yourself," which is a pretty terrible set up. Granted I do understand that doing self work will raise your vibration or what not and attract better people, but I would like to hear your take on this. Since it increasingly seems to be passed more often than not as the first and only form of love work you should be doing.

A: I'm on your team, here, not least of all because I've seen some incredibly self-hating, effed up people have successful outcomes with love spells. ;) I'm all about "knowing thyself" and wanting to improve yourself - I'm even a huge champion of mental and emotional health and mental-health care (not medication as much as helping people evolve past bad habits with coaching, though both can be worthy aims,) - so I'm not AGAINST loving yourself or healing yourself....I just won't lie and say you need that to make something work. ;)

To be fair, and as you also conceded, it is not bad advice to suggest someone heal or give themselves some distance from a situation to have a stronger chance of manifestation. The most common cause of spell failure is lust for results, and often lust for results is a product of desperation and doubt. If a petitioner has more faith in themselves, if they are more emotionally secure, the more likely they are to avoid the trap of lust for results, and GET RESULTS.

Furthermore, if the relationship keeps falling apart from self-defeating behaviors on the part of the petitioner, then obviously, it is better that the petitioner address these problems (either magically or mundanely) before attempting to make a love relationship work, even if using spells. If my nagging or my insecurity caused so-and-so to leave, I have to address that problem, or even if I bring so-and-so back, he or she will leave again once I start engaging in those behaviors, even if I reconcile them.

And I have seen certain mental/behavioral maladies cause repeated spell failure, however, the person suffering these emotional issues or personality disorders was, in most cases, suffering from them very, very, very strongly. If you are deeply schizoid, or deeply in the throes of borderline personality disorder, suffering from tons of agoraphobia or social anxiety, if you have overwhelming addiction issues, delusions, or difficulty with just normal day-to-day personal relationships, you do need to work on you first. If you're so obsessive or paranoid that you can't stop stalking a love target, heal you first. Seriously, I've seen people read entire novels into an ex writing "Sure, I'll drop off your keys," (and I mean 50 pages on the meaning of this text,) when the ex literally meant they were returning a set of keys and nothing deeper.

That said, the spells themselves are neither going to fall short nor be short-lived if someone's self-defeating behaviors have no cause in the disruption of the spellwork. So, if it's not lust for results, you're not nagging or desperate or rude or awful to your target, (or chasing them down the street with an axe, or trying to kill them, or pooping in the back seat of their car in revenge - and I've witnessed people do the second 2 there, though the first mentioned in these parenthesis has not yet crossed my inbox) then the spell itself should work just fine.

As I'd said previously, I've seen some really messed up people get results on their work, - they might really have a lot of doubt about themselves, or some lasting emotional scars which are apparent in their personality, which is in no way what keeps their target at bay.

Perhaps there is a thought among the "love thyself first" crowd that many people pursue a difficult target BECAUSE of their own mental/emotional/behavioral problems. I can understand, for example, that if someone continues to work on a physically/emotionally abusive target, that a lot of the problems that they will experience are that the target is an abusive assclown who isn't going to change, and if the petitioner had not been so emotionally scarred by the experience, they might not pursue this person. I often try to dissuade people in these situations from continuing in pursuit of an abusive lover, definitely. Or if someone is merely hanging on because they think they can't do better? Yes, they are basically drawing back someone who they want to keep out solely because emotional issues are convincing them if they do not keep this horrid person, they will be alone forever. This is why when I do readings, I literally say "Well, you can have him/her, but he/she is an awful jerk, and you could do much better," more often than I presume many of my clients would like me to admit...also, ladies and gents, if I said it, you really could do much better than that shit-for-brains, and I hope you took that advice and moved on and stopped loving shit-for-brains, since 3/4 of people do not, but if you didn't, I've loved my share of complete scumbag fuckface shit-turkeys, so I understand. (High-fives on "I've also loved and longed for a complete lowlife jerk" all around to those who related.)

BUT, closure can help, and a lot of reconciliation is in regards to closure more than "lifelong reunion". If someone gets that closure, they can finally move on. There is a lot to say for helping someone see that there is more options out there for them than this person that they've deified - someone better, more kind, someone who will believe in them and treat them well, and showing them this by giving them a second chance with this jerkbag they have put on a pedestal. What? Yeah, I just said that. If they are suffering from a bad case of "The One Who Got Away," they might keep struggling to return this person to themselves until they realize that what once felt like "unfairly" losing someone or having them "Stolen" (the reason for wanting closure is feeling something happened which was unfair or that something was taken unexpectedly,) was really that they were dealing with a complete jackass that they don't even want. The unexpected loss of this jackass caused them to temporarily forget what a jackass this person really is. Think of a toddler who always wants what is not theirs. We don't entirely outgrow this. If we felt possession (which a coupling can feel this way,) we feel the need to grab back what we term "MINE," until we realize what we're claiming is not worthy. Sometimes overpowering guilt also causes the need for closure. The petitioner acted out in some way they feel is regrettable that chased off the target, and now they need forgiveness. Once they get it, they often lose interest in the target (yes, seriously.) This happens far more than people think. 3/4 of my reconciliation cases dump the "so beloved" within 2 months of getting them back, saying "I realized what a jerk/scumbag/asshole/bitch, etc. so and so was and I can't believe I wasted that much time on them." You're not alone, dear readers - I spent the better part of a year back in my intermediate-ish days (dinosaurs ruled the earth, people had no smart phones, just landlines - I couldn't even legally buy booze for half that year, as memory serves,) reconciling an ex, and once I finally got him back, within 10 days I didn't want him! He was so smitten it was near impossible to chase him off...for months! But would "loving myself" more have prevented that journey? No, not at all. Not committing rookie-mistakes with love (I was 20-21), and not stepping on my own feet (fighting with the target) would have shortened the journey, but I still needed the closure.

Since about 5 people asked, I'll also put this here:

Q: What sort of recommendations can you give to someone looking into attempting spirit evocation?

A: I would say it is not a beginners' craft whatsoever. Then I'd say that if you are unwilling to have an ongoing relationship with any spirit called, that it may not be the right sort of working to attempt. Let me give an example that IS NOT evocation - all too often, someone asks me "What is the saint for (whatever need.)" They assume that they can offer a single prayer to this saint, or a set of prayers in a novena, and have similar results as a person who regularly prays to the saint. The reality is that all saints, godforms, spirits, goes, and etc., should you have an ongoing relationship with them, are often going to be able to help with any need that you might have, and are far more apt to help you on whatever matter you request their assistance on, assuming there is a relationship present. If you merely petition a spirit/saint/being on the merit of "this one is a river god, and this one is for painters, and this one is for love," and only petition the once, you are far more apt to be disappointed in the results. We've been over this in here before.

Now, with evocation, you are going to want to do three main things - 1. study the Lesser Key of Solomon, at least read the Abramelin, study Aaron Leitch's Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires; meditate on which spirit you wish to call and be very familiar with the texts2. do your best to recreate the tools described in the Lesser Key of Solomon, prepare a ritual space to draw out the circle therin described; 3. have strong meditation skills, be sure of your own ability to visualize and to control energy. There is actually a far longer reading list that I might recommend, but I realize most people just want to cobble together a few things and GO FOR IT, so I offered a very "bare bones" list of directives prior to you attempting your first evocation.

If that sounds like you'll be spending a lot of time studying and working towards your goal, congratulations, you're starting to get it. ;) In many cases, if the spirit doesn't want to bother with you, it won't show up anyhow. This is a good thing for safety reasons, but of course, someone always has to be a completely rude asshole and see where that gets them. The reality is, if the spirit feels like it, it may cause a great deal of problems for you, and while it won't likely bother speaking to anyone it deems unworthy of it's time, it may even be offended that you attempted to waste it's time. Without a doubt, spirits can teach you a lesson, and can make your life miserable if you don't give them a promised offering, or if you act poorly towards them.

This isn't an attempt to discourage you - I don't teach evocation, and won't say much more on the topic. I have done this kind of working, yes, but it's not what I teach, - but if you'd like to have some idea what sort of methods to approach before even attempting this type of working, I would suggest the above.

That's all for now, kids. Hope to have a really great photo montage of some curses up on here soon, and I promise to get to those love questions you've all been asking me. :)

August 19, 2017

A reader asks: "Should I trust a site/store to provide me with real graveyard dirt?"

While I'm sure some people are wholly legitimate and are gathering the dirt as promised, I personally suggest gathering all of your own dirts. "Church dirt," "bank yard dirt," "jailhouse dirt," etc will look very similar to back yard dirt in many cases (implied: you have no guarantee from the seller that they aren't just taking dirt from any old place and just saying that it is a specific type of dirt). Furthermore, keep in mind that any spirit offering to allow his or her grave dirt to be used by the person gathering said dirt may not agree to allow you or another person to use this dirt.

Now, assuming (perhaps wrongly) that you live within some sort of proximity to a place where persons are buried, procuring your own dirt shouldn't be impossible, and you can pay the person for use of their dirt after they agree to allow you to use the dirt (note: no, I don't expect you to make this contract with the living person before they expire, haha, so I will post a how-to on gathering graveyard dirt in the future,) and it might even be less costly that working with a seller.

Happy Digging! :)

~Cat

PS- Get 10% off any service from now until Monday if you tell me the code Eclipse2017! (this little easter egg sale is hidden for all my dedicated readers!)

August 18, 2017

So a lot of people have been asking a lot of questions...some magic-based, some business-based. In the interest of just getting everyone on the same page, I'll answer both kinds.

Q: I heard you're retiring - is this my fault? Will you still talk to me? Do you hate me?

A: I may not retire, but the thought of so doing really comes down to someone I thought was more friend than client telling me the worst possible kind of lie -and right when this person knew I was going through some struggles of my own,- all in an effort to avoid dealing with an issue which they caused which complicated my life 500% more than it should have (and was easily remedied, which they refused to do). To top this off, there is like Murphy's Law/Sod's Law/etc that any time one is dealing with a lot of one's own bullshit, the most impossibly high maintenance and rude people they have ever worked for will show up, so of course if I am ever having a shit day (include the days I had the flu) of course this means every single person I ever worked for in almost 15 years of working for the public who is difficult and rude and selfish contacted me that day.

I stress that most people I work for are awesome. They are patient. They are inspiring. Now imagine that the majority of people I've worked for went mute, and everyone who ever made me want to rip out my own spleen rather than deal with them showed up in the span of 2 hours, all at the same time. That pretty much is what happened. ;)

On top of this, my current host sends HALF my replies. My own father had a wellness check (that's right, people came unbidden into my home to make sure I was alive) done on me because of this. He thought I was dead in here. So, I don't want to invest in a new host if I'm retiring from public service, but then I may have to invest in a new host, just because even if I DID retire, I still have to stay the course with all of my paid projects.

And that's just it - I'm not ever going to give up and leave you if we have active work on the table. That's not me. You could buy something the day I retire, and I'd still work for you til the work was done and the case over.

So, no, it's probably not your fault, yes, I'll probably still talk to you unless I specifically said "Stop contacting me," (which is rare, but there have been a few people over the last decade and a half who I've said it to,) and I am sure it's unlikely that I hate you. I want to make sure everything I work on is finished IF I RETIRE. I'm still not sure. Let's just say without wanting to be indiscreet that the lie this person told me really....made me reconsider working for people. I considered this person (or multiple people, as I worked for more than one who is involved in this lie) actual friends. It was beyond hurtful and wrong. BUT, I may just be pissed and stressed and I want to make sure it's not that before I decide to give up public service (even if just go on sabbatical rather than retire.)

Q: Did you really have the flu? In Summer? PLZ!

A: Yes, I even had a fever and all. The above mentioned wellness check had those busting in on me butt naked (yes, seriously) asleep on the couch with a fever. I was sweaty and nekked. When I grabbed a blanket to cover my bare ass (haha) and shooed them out, one of them later apologized for even coming in. ;) Well, yeah, try KNOCKING A LOT first, haha. ;)

Look, ever since I was in that house fire almost 2 years ago, bronchial/lung complaints come upon me easier. I suspect (which it's not hard and I'm no Sherlock Holmes, here,) that inhaling my burning mattress for a few hours probably effed up my lungs and throat or downed my immunity to such complaints. I'm alive and that's what matters. Most of the time I feel as good as I did ten years ago. Just, if you have bronchitis or a cold, can you please not visit me? ;)

Q: Do you think you're cursed or something with some of the bad luck/stressful crap you've had happening?

A: No. ;) It can feel that way at times but everyone has a run of bad luck. I purify my home and myself frequently. If anyone attempted to attack, they would end up dealing with 10x whatever they sent IF it hit. There's the kicker...I have enough protection up that something hitting is rare, and when it does? My wouldbe antagonist cackles for a very, very short time...and then what they send hits them over, and over, and over again. This isn't just magical attack. Anyone who would speak against me (so verbal assault) in an attempt to cause me problems will shortly find themselves in a lot of hot water, - which is a promise a spirit made me (a bit more complex than what I just said, but that's the gist) in return for my service. And if someone physically attacked me? Well, I mean, I'd probably kick their ass, but that's covered too. ;)

Q: I have some serious problems of my own - can you help me learn how to help myself?

A: Of course! I am always around to coach you how to cast your own spells. It's not a free service (but reading my blog is free,) but I'm glad to get on the phone and instruct if you're interested! Please feel free to set up a live coaching session. :)

Q: Didn't you make mad money off of your book?

A: No, even if we sold out, I'd not make "mad money." ;) Being an occult writer is not as profitable as one might assume. There are limited copies in hardcover (hint), and not sure if we're going to paperback it (hint), and it's one of the few books which is very dedicated to love spells that ANY PERSON OF ANY LEVEL CAN USE (hint) through a very fine publisher (hint), but at the same time, making a lot of profit from this venture is not why I undertook it. I am happy to have something published to be remembered by, but I didn't go to the most mainstream occult publisher because I'd rather have a quality publishing house that caters to people who are dedicated to learning and working in the occult fields than some fly by night pulp publisher pumping out 10k+ copies for people just dabbling in occult/spellwork. If you want to dabble, my blog is free. Save your money.

Q: So, this review site hates you now! They used to love you, but now (site name) is so mad! What are you going to do?

A: The one I've had to tell for years to stop ripping off my articles? The one that I said repeatedly to stop linking whole categories? That one? Here's my reaction to them "hating" me!

To be perfectly frank, as I said above, anyone who goes against contract and discusses me in any public forum is already screwed (legally, - so mundanely, - and spiritually,) but since it's generally only people I told I would NEVER TAKE THEIR CASE (it has to be 100% of my "bad reviews" if not close,) who leave such silly things or use such sites, I'm not worried. Maybe now those people will stop lifting my articles. Couldn't care less if they hate me. Really.

See the problem with virtually ALL review sites online (not just spellcaster review, but ALL, including Yelp, and etc,) is they are not consumer reports...they aren't juried by impartial judges familiar (very familiar) with the service. They are left by people who are exaggerating and stupidly pissed and are generally false. No expert is deciding. It's someone who got bumped for a flight and now says he's seen rats on all of Delta's planes. It's the person who usually gets seated in 5 minutes now making stories about a restaurant for waiting 20 minutes. It's the person who usually gets a free deodorizer tree with an oil change, now saying fake shit because the tree was not given. Even worse? When it comes to spells, most of the reviewers don't understand magic or spellwork...they perceive it as a vending machine where if you put your money in, what you want comes out. It isn't. It's more like hiring a lawyer for a very tough case.

So less article-jacking and delusional people? Yes, please. :)

Q: You give good relationship advice, even outside of the magical sphere - are you like...a love guru?

A: HA! Only if I'm giving the advice. ;) One reason I can relate to many clients IS THE REASON I'VE DEALT WITH SIMILAR. While I can't say I've called an ex 40 times in an hour since I was in my teens or maybe 20 at the oldest, I can reasonably say I've dated enough jerks, emotionally-absent dudes, and people with commitment issues to understand what many people go through. ;)

I do understand relationships and how they work, and sometimes, I admit, I need my own advice. I've said crappy things, I've been unfair, or I even shot myself in the foot (proverbially) in the name of love. So, my advice is great, and sometimes I need to remember to take it, because I still, to this day, mess up in relationships, too, just like many of you. I do avoid most "rookie mistakes" these days, but I did text future Mr NinjaCat some unfair things before, so I'm not perfect. ;)

And let me be fair....commitmentphobes attract me. I've dealt with many. For some reason, I like a challenge. ;)

Q: Wouldn't a perfect spellcaster never have problems?

A: That's ridiculous. A doctor gets sick. A lawyer has legal problems. A carpenter needs to fix up his home. A gardener may have a plant fail. None of this has any bearing on being adept at one's job. EVERYONE ONE HAS PROBLEMS. Anyone telling you otherwise is full of it.

I agree that part of being a good practitioner is "kingdom maintenance," or trying to keep your life running smoothly, but that someone has issues is no statement on their ability.

My own dentist (who's talented) and myself both got a root canal on the same day in the same office - and his teeth are great, he just has wear from aging. That was a few years ago, but it didn't shake my faith in him.

Q: If magic is so powerful, why can't I grow wings or be 20 years younger, or go back in time, or fly on a dragon?

A: While I'm not here to say magic CANNOT do those things, it's unlikely to the point of being so improbable, I would not suggest you seek such things. Most (if not just about anyone) who tell you they can make you younger, help you time travel, or fly on a mythical creature are probably lying to you. As I have said more than once - if I had that type of power, would I even bother holding a job?

Q: Why is it once I "give up" my spells seem to manifest?

A: Because you have lust for results/are thinking the spell to death. It's OK - it doesn't make you a freak. I've been so obsessed with a person or outcome that I also messed up my spells, even when I was well out of my beginner phase. Sometimes, and certainly not all of the time, a situation is so fascinating to you personally at that moment, that it is not easy (or even mildly trying) to let it go. When I say "fascinating," I don't mean to imply you're looking at a beautiful picture - I mean some emotion, fear, etc is dragging you to that situation, and stimulating a need in you to examine it or cling to it - whether it is worry or sexual attraction or even downright confusion is irrelevant. What is relevant is that you're so stuck on the situation, that you won't let it move - and that is not good for spellwork.

I don't mean most people should "give up" on wanting something, but that in some cases, the petitioner is SO OBSESSED with an outcome or situation, that this is practically the only way they can release the energy enough to have what they want so much. If you can let go of the situation, kind of ignore it and get on with life (so you think of it less than 2 times a day, and/or for less than ten minutes per day,) then yes, the spell outcome will come more quickly.

And I do realize that this is so much easier said than done. I've been to that point where I was so fascinated (obsessed) by someone or something, that it was difficult to think of anything else. It is not impossible to stop obsessing, but it is so hard it can be like giving up a drug addiction. :P I've been there before, and I understand, and that is WHY I keep sending the "Stop the lust for results" message, ad nauseum, frequently to all of you. It is the most common reason for spell failure, and no one likes to acknowledge that they are their own worst enemy.

Q: Is dark magic (curses/binding/control) evil?

A: Magic is a tool, like any other. I can build a home with a claw hammer, tear a wall out with the same hammer, and kill with the same hammer. It is a tool, it is me wielding the tool. So if someone is harming your family, is it wrong to defend yourself with that hammer? But if you rob someone, is it wrong to strike with the same hammer in a defensive (harmful to the opponent) method? Evil is a subjective term. You might harm, bind, or control for the greater good, HOWEVER, be judicious in how you do. Sometimes your own motives blind you to your selfishness.

That said, malicious intent or not, I do not believe any magic is evil. People can be selfish and malicious, but good and evil are subjective terms.

And, generally speaking, humans are not so black and white - we are selfish and noble in the same breath. Most people are "good" in the sense of helpful, empathetic, and kind, while also having selfish motives.

Q: What is the biggest mistake - in your opinion - that people make with love/reconciliation work?

A: It isn't magical...it would be deciding that Mr/Ms Current-Desire, is The One. We are often so blinded by what we want that we miss what would make us happiest.

Q: What is the most surprising thing you ever learned about yourself when casting love spells for yourself?

A: That I should be careful for what I wish for, as I was miserable when I got it. ;) Yes, seriously. Also, sometimes it stops being about love and becomes all about "winning." That means...stop pursuing it.

A: I am not here to rock spiritual boats, and as far as being Catholic, it is the closest approximation to my belief which does not mean I am here as a representative of the Church. I do not believe magic is evil - I view it as a tool, as I said above. I do not believe the Almighty (whoever or whatever that is to you, even if it is just "The Universe,") feels that I am evil or what I do is wrong. I believe the Almighty to be infallible, so I'd not exist if He/She/They/It is infallible. If you or your religion/spiritual beliefs say otherwise, I am not here to change your mind. I have faith in my beliefs. I am not shaken by yours.

In saying that, I won't have debates with you on the matter. I am comfortable in my faith, and feel I was quite a seeker for many years, so I am not questioning whether or not I looked into what I believe to feel I'd come to my own conclusions without having taken time to educate myself and come to an intelligent conclusion.

December 05, 2016

Q: Is there a best time of day to cast love spells? Just any generic best time, no moon cycle, no planet hours or planet days, - just "best time of day."

A: Yes. The Venutian spirits (spirits of Venus) are most active between dawn to noon, and even moreso if the day is bright and clear (as opposed to overcast or raining.) Obviously, not everyone can work during these hours due to work obligations, overly intrusive family/housemates, or etc, but generically-speaking, this is the best time of day. Planet hours, sun cycles, moon cycles, planet days and all that other jazz you wish to not acknowledge are all helpful, though, so I wouldn't discredit them. ;)

Q: I want to get suitable revenge on another person, but find myself concerned about causing this person physical harm. Is there anything I can do to ensure they are not maimed, killed, or made physically sick?

A: Certainly. I would be sure to NOT INCLUDE rust or iron in your spellcasting. Also, when saying your chant or your command, you should say that the consequences of the curse not cause physical harm or death to any person or animal. For example, if I want Fred to lose his job, I would say "Fred's employment crumbles and falls away and he finds himself bereft of income or employment, yet let no person or animal be harmed or killed by this curse." I understand that there is a negative (no/not/never) in that command, but it's OK to use a negative occasionally. ;)

Keep in mind, the most effective curses are free of too many exceptions, and often do cause physical harm, as well as emotional, social, and fiduciary harm. While I would say it's less likely than you might suspect that you cause physical harm without the intention of causing said harm (but when having forgotten to add a "no physical harm" clause,) it still remains a possibility so long as you have not stated that no physical harm be caused. So, if I did not add a "no physical harm" clause to the spell above where I want "Fred" to lose his job, Fred could easily just have a blow up with the boss (a verbal argument,) lose his job, and that could be all that happens. However Fred might also develop a severe cocaine and hookers and drinking problem, thus causing him to be physically ill with sexual diseases, heart trouble, as well as being unemployable.

I've said before, when it comes to curses, even if you don't physically harm someone, there is nothing "nice" about it. It is NOT about one-upping someone or putting someone in their place because they were sort of bitchy to you one day. This should be on par with being willing to physically attack or socially attack someone without spells. You're only using the spellwork because there are so many legal and social ramifications to attacking someone in the mundane.

Q: I need money in the next hour. What spell should I use?

A: You should probably call your friends and/or family for a personal loan, because I do not trust any spell to work in an hour or less, no matter how fabulous it is. If I need money RIGHT THIS SECOND OR ELSE, that's what I do, and I've been spellcastin' longer than at least 1/3 of my readers have been alive. ;)

That said, if you need money SOON (just within a day or so,) you might try praying to St Expedite.

Q: Help! I made a jerk love me! Now he/she won't go away!

A: I'm pretty sure this is a rite of passage for many of the spellcasters I know. ;) So, you didn't listen to my advisory that just because a jerk loves you, that doesn't make them not a jerk, and lo and behold, now some jerk is following you around all drooling with love and passions just for little old you. :/

NORMALLY, after a little rejection (polite rejection) in the mundane, this jerk will leave you be. They will not be drooling with love and passions for you forever and ever and ever. So, if you just wait them out for a week or so, every time telling them, you're sorry, you just don't think things will work out, they should go on their merry way (and stop asking you to please go out with them.)

BUT SOMETIMES you just so happened to find an obsessive jerk...and once that jerk feels love for you, they never wanna let you go. :( So, you've tried politely rejecting their advances, but they still stalk you, and won't stop stalking you...what can you do?

Try ritually burning the name paper/s (if the spell contained the use of namepapers): Find your namepaper, and burn it saying "I release you (full name of target) from any and all effects of this spell, and burn away all this energy that this spell no longer effect anyone involved."

If that doesn't work, you may have to try a break up spell or hot footing, - or even try getting your target interested in someone else using magic. And learn your lesson - just because a jerk loves you, it doesn't make them not a jerk! ;)

Q: Do you curse last-minute cancellations and people who "promise to pay at some ridiculous later date"?

A: No, they've already wasted my time (when time is money,) so I wouldn't bother wasting money on spell supplies to deal with someone who is obviously their own worst enemy, seeing as they are irresponsible and dishonest. I'm actually rather generous with people when they are upfront about their financial circumstances or when they have unforeseen difficulties in making an appointment, so please don't think I'm lumping everyone in with the time wasting asshats. Time-wasting asshats are people who want free consultations, don't read all of the available information on the website, drop off the face of the planet and do not communicate when it comes time for their appointment/payment....it's a certain breed of person, and one that I'm sure is going to fail at life if this is how they conduct themselves.

There are good people, people who I respect greatly, who occasionally run into financial circumstances or life circumstances that might cause them to be incapable of paying their bills or making their appointment. They conduct themselves in a far different manner than someone who is just wasting my time.

And I wouldn't curse either group. It's not cheap to curse people and I'm not that petty.

Q: I was told to fold a name-paper three times and you only fold it twice to quarter it. Who's right?

A: I remember a year or so ago, another occultist whose main traditions ARE NOT Hoodoo said as much to me, and the amusing part of that was that him correcting me was a contumelious attempt at pretending to be my superior. Were it anyone else voicing this, I'd concede that there is "more than one way to skin a cat" (an idiom meaning there are many ways to do something right,) but instead he proceeded to pompously be the authority in Hoodoo to someone who has studied it and practiced it for most of her life while insisting I'm absolutely wrong (because a guy who took a correspondence course once totally knows more about Hoodoo than someone who's been practicing it for over 25 years, right? Er....) :P

The reality is that....

Either method works. In fact, I've taught Hoodoo for years and found the "quartering method" to be very widespread among hoodooists far older than myself (who learned Hoodoo from childhood, and have practiced longer than I've been alive,) and that it works quite well to use the quartering method. If you prefer to fold your name paper three times, though, I don't see any problem with it...that is, until you become smug, and your life-study has NOT been hoodoo and you tell me that I'm wrong to use my method and not the one you were taught a handful of years ago when you dabbled in Hoodoo that one time. Then I'll tell ya to go to hell. ;)

Q: I saw that Mike Cecchetelli recently posted that you guys have a book coming out....wow! Yay! When! WHEN!? WHEN, GODDAMN IT!?

A: Hahaha, well, our book was to come out after Winds of Wisdom, so I have to assume (having some knowledge but not tons) that it will be out in the next few weeks from this writing. Small publishing houses often run into snags here or there, which can delay publication dates (because smaller publishing houses don't have tons of money to rush things through,) and I realize it's been awhile where I've been telling you that this is coming out. Mike C and myself are not messing with you. We totally wrote a book together. For reals. And this book is dedicated to love and seduction magics. Mike C has been plugging this book super hard in the last month or so because it's actually just about here. I promise to post a link, to have a blog contest giveaway, and to make sure everyone gets an opportunity to purchase it. I realize it's been like...a year of me saying this, but, like I said, this wasn't done in any way to tease anyone. We expected it to be out a bit sooner than it will be, but then me and Mike C are impatient people, and would gladly have rushed this through if we could have. ;)

Q: My break-up spell is not manifesting! I've smacked this couple at least three times with this stuff! What's going on here!? HELP!!!

A: First off, it could very well be lust for results holding back the outcome. If you're checking through friends and through social media, cut that out. ;) Try to LET GO of the situation. We've been over it in here before myriad of times, but lust for results is the most common source of spell failure. Also, sometimes you create a situation where when you DO let go of the situation, and do stop lusting for results, everything hits at once. So...you might have an epic break up between those two happening when those three spells hit them all at once. :)

Secondly, and I realize this may not be true outside of this season (please see date in the title,) the holidays can both help and harm you with this kind of working. Some people will get aggravated by the holidays which will help break apart the formerly-happy couple, while others don't want to break up a relationship around the holidays. :P

Third, remember not everything happens overnight! I am sure I have more than one audience member giving a disgusted sigh (not least of all because I've said this many times before,) but I had an ex that would take 60 days on the nose to react to anything I did. I could set a watch by him. I can't imagine what sort of assholic-ness I'd have reduced myself to (I actually wouldn't, since I had been spellcasting for over 10 years by that point,) if I had someone to complain to frequently because it wasn't happening fast enough. :P I've had a few clients come back after getting on my case frequently to tell me something did happen....just that it took time...just like I said...oh, and that they are sorry for constantly getting on my case since it worked out. ;) So, maybe this is your problem - you're impatient (see lust for results,) for the end results, and it very well is ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

But, if you're pretty sure you've kept all of the above in mind, ask yourself the following: 1.) are there economic reasons for the couple to stay together? It might be harder to separate lives and houses even if the romance between the couple has failed, and therefore the actual relationship might be over, while both parties are remaining together for reasons having more to do with economics (and sometimes children.) In this case, using work to make one party move away can be helpful, making the less desirable party become crazy (yep, there are spells to make people crazy,) might also do what you want.

2.) Does the couple thrive on adversity/fighting? Sometimes this is the case...the more people feud, the more attracted to each other they can become. Do work to draw out sexual excitement, to sour their feelings for each other, and to cool off their emotions towards each other.

3.) Are they together because they are both overly concerned with what others think? Do work to make one (or both) of the couple's friend's turn against their partner.

If these three suggestions don't help, perhaps breaking these two up is something you need to wait for...I know you don't want to hear this, of course, so you could also just keep cursing the party that you detest. ;)

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September 18, 2016

It's time for another edition of Questions You've Asked Me, which is basically at least half of my reader's favorite category. ;)

Q: What is the longest manifestation phase you've ever heard of and/or have seen?

A: I have known a few stories where a few years passed (and told to me by people not known for telling tall tales,) but, first-hand, without having worked on something in a long time I've seen things where I hit my mark but didn't realize it until years later, however I don't know that I've ever seen something hit more than maybe 6-8 months later. By this I mean, I don't know as I personally would feel the spell is going to manifest after such a delay.

I think, as I said above, the most common problem is the spell hits, but in such a fashion as the petitioner does not see the desired effect, or notice it's impact late after it has effected the target/s. So, you want your boyfriend to be more communicative with you, but what you REALLY want is for him to tell you how he loves and adores you. Instead, you cast this spell, and the guy won't shut up, but he's still not telling you how he loves you...instead he has a passion for football and cars (two things you don't care much about) and that's all he talks about, and for hours now. OK, so that spell did work, it just didn't do what you wanted. That is obvious. However, if you did a spell, for example, to make your ex wracked with guilt over mistreating you, you might never know he or she is devastated even though s/he is absolutely torn up about it, because this person doesn't feel capable or comfortable expressing this to you now that you're broken up. However, since the spell DOES actually hit it's mark, often the results are seen (or discovered) well after they were desired - again with making an ex wracked with guilt, if you found out, 3 years later, that your ex was suicidally upset over you a few years before, and just out of the blue, that isn't the spell manifesting then, it's you finding out it did something then.

Q: You spoke recently about going "against someone's nature" - can you explain that a bit more?

A: Sure. All of us have personalities because we are all "natured" a certain way. Perhaps I don't like to be bossed or smothered, perhaps I tend to become introverted when I am upset, perhaps I require more communication, perhaps I like loud noise (or don't like it), but all of these little tendencies often are part of my nature. So, if I'm someone who is easily smothered, a feeling of being bound to that person (which a binding might elicit in a target,) will make me panic and be uncomfortable. If, by nature, I prefer to be alone, a spell to keep me in your presence all of the time might make me combative and angry. If I tend to become very defensive and angry when I'm sad, to use a spell to make me feel guilt and remorse may even end in an argument. :P

This is why I always say "know your target." You need to consider who this person is and how they are wired. It's why I ask prospective buyers to speak to me about their situation. What works well to get the right response out of one target will be different in another. By trying to guide the influence of the spell WITH someone's nature (rather than against it) I am more likely to create the strongest outcome.

If, however, you need to push someone against their own nature (for whatever cause) try to keep it a temporary influence.

Hopefully that clears things up and doesn't send more worried queries from people who imagine monsters every time I offer advice that points out disaster may ensue if it is not followed. ;) If there is one spot of advice I can give, it's that you will mess up a few times casting spells...it's how you learn to get better. So, if you're spellcasting for yourself, don't fill yourself with fear - dare to do the work, believe you made the right choices and wait for it to manifest...but if you keep hitting the same wall with your manifestations start asking why and see if adjusting your own work will fix the situation to make it how you want.

Q: I need $10k by next week, and I don't even get paid minimum wage because I have no part-time or full time job, nor do I own any possessions which would cost that much, and further I have no skills that anyone will pay me a high hourly rate to provide, so...can a money spell help here?

A: No, probably not. There seems to be a gross misunderstanding that comes up in my inbox every mercury retrograde (though is likely held year round) that a spell for money can somehow create a massive income stream when such an amount is so far outside your sphere of availability that I would recommend deeming that outcome almost impossible.

Money spells DO increase income, but remember this money has to come from somewhere. If you expect that somewhere to be a hole opening up in the sky and dropping a bundle of cash in your lap, you're going to be highly disappointed. If however a promotion, a new job that pays better (that you are qualified to do, but perhaps has been difficult to pin down WITHOUT spells,) increased sales at your business, or even things like large sums owed to you would help a great deal, then you should DEFINITELY try spells to increase money.

I do understand sometimes any one of us can get ourselves into a fix that is well outside of our financial means, and I also understand how it can be fun to dream of being rich (though the reality might not meet the fantasy, depending on how your mind works, heh,) especially if the finances would come to ourselves effortlessly. With the first problem, you might offer prayer to St Expedite or St Anthony of Padua, - both of whom I have found to work very quickly if they are willing to be of help (but be sure to ask for what you need rather than some unnecessary large sum or else you're apt to find yourself without their help.) With the second? I know more hilarious "how I didn't win the lottery" stories from more than one trust worthy spellcaster than I do of stories where someone even won a few thousand dollars using magic to manipulate the odds in their favor. It isn't that occultists don't try for that huge amount of effortless cash...it's that the success there is so small (from what I have seen) and the returns sometimes close to non-existent, that I would really give you a much stronger push towards increasing the streams of income already available to you - better job/better paying job, increased sales, etc., as I have seen these types of workings manifest much more often, and with lasting and favorable results.

Q: How important do you feel timing is when in regards to spellcasting (for example, planetary hours, specific days of the week, moon cycle, solar cycle, etc.)?

A: I really like astrology, but I do understand it a little bit better than the average bear. I am certainly not at the level (or near it) that someone like Christopher Warnock is at in my understanding of astrology, but what knowledge I have gleaned of it on my own has shown me that even a mild understanding of it can better predict - and create - the outcome of a situation.

That aside, I view this as "fine tuning," which is not a view shared by all other spellcasters out there. First, if there is a need, sometimes the only time to do the work is RIGHT THIS SECOND, and that might have to disregard all of these factors like what the sun is doing, what the moon is doing, what Venus is doing, and etc. If such is the case, astrology might be useful in seeing how the manifestation plays out (because all of those planets will have some influence over your work,) after the work has been done, but I would not overly concern myself with those matters if the spell was done out of necessity.

It is better to DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, than it is to tie oneself up with little details when one is first starting out. This doesn't mean I don't respect timing, planetary influences, or anything like that - I have a great deal of respect for timing with spellcasting, - but the neophyte can easily be overwhelmed in more than one case if they are told it is a necessity to know every movement of the heavens and it's meaning in regards to how auspicious the timing is. Instead, start by familiarizing yourself with the days of the week and their correspondences, and the correspondences of the lunar cycle. We've been over both in here before, so I will, this time, save myself from repetition. ;) When you feel secure with both of these practices and no longer require a book, blog, or another spellcaster to tell you what a Wednesday during the first quarter of the moon cycle is for, now apply planetary hours and learn the correspondences for the solar movement (movement of the sun,) - and when you're secure with both of those practices, then voila! you are now spellcasting with more concern on timing that many adepts.

I guess, in brief, I do feel it is important to recognize how timing can fine tune your results to what you would like, but I also feel that it is more important that you learn to cast the spell (and that is not always easy - that's the main part of the work right there,) without getting worried that if you do it at 5:35pm exactly that hell and brimstone shall rain upon your works for so doing. ;) A lot of the work I cover here on the blog would not bring that outcome, but the fear of a "bad outcome," would stop many of my readers from learning and practicing, which I don't like. :P

Q: You speak a lot on psychological reactions in your work on relationships - do you feel that someone should understand basic psychology to be successful with love magic?

A: I believe that it is only helpful to understand psychology as well as human pair-bonding as well as you possibly can in that situation, but it is certainly not required of you, no. A lot of my written work in understanding love magic, while it does use some psychology, is because I feel people often gloss over the problems causing that relationship to be dysfunctional, which is the cause of needing love spells as is. It never really struck me as helpful to suggest to another that if they just take a few actions that a relationship can be made whole or workable again, because I know from my own experience that love is not enough to make something work. However, if some simple behavioral suggestions can repair a decaying bond (or create a new lasting bond) between two people, then I would rather people have access to that information, rather than using spells as a band-aid to keep drawing someone back while engaging in the same problem behaviors that keep the desired party away.

However, even with no understanding of psychology, I feel people can successfully work love spells on another person. I guess I just try to offer an insight because I feel it's helpful - not because I wish to imply everyone needs to hit a few psych textbooks before trying a love spell. ;)

Alrightey, that's all for now, kids. :) Hope to have a new article up for you soon!

~Cat

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